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APPARATUS EUR HEATING WATER. n No. 455,057. Patented June 30,1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VILLIAM S. REED, OF MARSHALLTOVN, IOWA.

APPARATUS FOR HEATING WATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 455,057, dated June 30,1891.

Application filed October 7, 1890. Serial No. Y367.327. (No model.)

To all whoml it may concern.-

Be it known that I, VILLIAM S. REED, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marshalltown, in the county of Marshall, State of Iowa, haveinvented a new and useful Im# provement in Apparatus for Heating Vater,

which improvement is fully set forth in the following speciiication andaccompanying drawings.

My invention consists of improvements in apparatus for heating water, ashereinafter fully described.

Figure l represents a partial side and partial vertical sectional viewof an apparatus embodying my invention, the Water-supply being underpressure. Fig. 2 represents a vertical sectional view of the inventionapplied to an upper story, the Water-supply 'not being under pressure.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a hot-air flue leading from aheater or other suitable source of supply, and provided with an enlargedportion or chamber B, having a register C. In the'said chamber islocated the tank or other receptacle D for holding the water to beheated. rlhe said tank D is so supported within said chamber C by thecrosse bars E as to be free from contact with the walls of the chamber,thereby forming an airspace which surrounds the tank and permits thefree passage around the same of the hot air from the heater or othersource of supply, so as to heat the contents .of the tank. A supply-pipeG leads into the lower end of the tank from a pump or reservoir of anyordi-A nary construction adapted to furnish water thereto underpressure.

I-I designates a faucet in the discharge-pipe .I of the tank whichempties into a bath K.

Leading from the upper part of the tank D to an upper story is a pipe L,which is provided with a faucet M, adapted to control the discharge ofthe hot Water in said pipe into a basin or other suitable receptacle,the latter having awaste-pipe P. The pipe Gis provided with a faucet Q,so that the supply of Water to the tank and pipe L may be shut off whendesired.

It will be seen that the water in the tank D will be heated by the hotair which enters the chamber B by the flue A, and that the Warmerportion thereof will rise to the upper part of the tank and in the pipeL, so that warm'water may be drawn by the faucets H and M from the saidtank and pipe.

In Fig. 2 is shown a water-tank located in the ue or chambered portionthereof, the supply not being under pressure, as in the apparatus shownin Fig. l. The tank D is located in the flue A, and has a surroundingair-space F within the flue, as in Fig. l, so that the hot air in thesaid flue may pass ou all sides of the same, and thus thoroughly heatthe contents of the tank, which is fed thereto b`y asupply-pipe G. Ahot-water-discharge pipe J leads downward from the tank D to astationary basin N in a lower Hoor, and is supplied with a faucet H tocontrol the flow from the same. A faucet K controls the discharge of hotwater from the tank D to a bath K. It will be seen that the heat of theIiue is greatly utilized, and that no extra expenditure of fuel isnecessary to heat a large quantity of water.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A hot-airflue communicating with the bottom of an enlarged chamberhaving a top register, a tank inclosed by said chamber, and supply anddistributing pipe's exterior of said chamber and connected to said tank,said parts being combined substantially as described.

2. A hot-air flue having a continuation in the form of an enlargedchamber with closed sides and a register at top, a tank supported withinsaid chamber, and supply and distributing pipes exterior of said chamberand connected to saidtank, said parts being combined substantially asdescribed.

WVILLIAM S. REED.

Witnesses:

G. W. WEEKS, G'Eo. TRAUTMAN:

